OT Good thoughts Please

Blessings to the little girl and her family.

Patti in Seattle

OMG that poor girl and her family. Good thoughts, prayers and ((((HUGS)))))
and everything else that I have is on the way.

Holy smokes........................

--
Cindy from MO


"NightMist" wrote in message
...

A friend of our in North Carolina has been having a run of ill luck.
3 pets died over the course of 2 months, and now her 14 year old
god-daughter is very ill.
The girl has had a fever since May. The local doctor kept sending her
home with antibiotics and instructions to take tylenol. Finally last
month he started runnng tests. The girl's mother was getting very
aggressive about demanding a referral to a different doctor.
Then last week the child quite suddenly was having difficulty staying
stood up, and kept forgetting thngs like her name and age.
After a bunch of tests for other stuff, they have finally figured out
that she has encephalitis. And that the infection has attacked her
mitral valv (she was born with a mitral valve defect) and it is about
shot now. Plus she has had a stroke, probably because of a blood clot
from the heart problem. The Duke pediatric surgery team is now
waiting for the infection to be beat down so they can fix her heart,
they actually have the helicopter on standby for her for when she
goes.

Any good thoughts and well wishes for the poor child and her family
are more than welcome.

NightMist
--
I'm a little teapot, short and stout
here is my handle, here is my...other...handle?
Bloody Hell!!
I'm a sugar bowl!

In article ,
(NightMist) wrote:

A friend of our in North Carolina has been having a run of ill luck.
3 pets died over the course of 2 months, and now her 14 year old
god-daughter is very ill.
The girl has had a fever since May. The local doctor kept sending her
home with antibiotics and instructions to take tylenol. Finally last
month he started runnng tests. The girl's mother was getting very
aggressive about demanding a referral to a different doctor.
Then last week the child quite suddenly was having difficulty staying
stood up, and kept forgetting thngs like her name and age.
After a bunch of tests for other stuff, they have finally figured out
that she has encephalitis. And that the infection has attacked her
mitral valv (she was born with a mitral valve defect) and it is about
shot now. Plus she has had a stroke, probably because of a blood clot
from the heart problem. The Duke pediatric surgery team is now
waiting for the infection to be beat down so they can fix her heart,
they actually have the helicopter on standby for her for when she
goes.

Any good thoughts and well wishes for the poor child and her family
are more than welcome.

NightMist


Oh gosh! What an idiotic doctor to have let it go this far! I really
hope she'll be alright -- and *soon*!

--
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http://www.sandymike.net

nzlstar* wrote:
good grief, i musta been away with the fairys when i read thru the 'fever
since may' line.
i'm dual tasking here and should not be.
someone is totally incompetent me thinks.
still shes in good hands now at Duke.
all the best for her quick recovery.
jeanne

Even without insurance, surely it's cheaper to test and treat her than
be sued for incompetence?


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Prayers and hugs and good, healing thoughts on the way from Tucson!

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"NightMist" wrote in message
...

A friend of our in North Carolina has been having a run of ill luck.
3 pets died over the course of 2 months, and now her 14 year old
god-daughter is very ill.
The girl has had a fever since May. The local doctor kept sending her
home with antibiotics and instructions to take tylenol. Finally last
month he started runnng tests. The girl's mother was getting very
aggressive about demanding a referral to a different doctor.
Then last week the child quite suddenly was having difficulty staying
stood up, and kept forgetting thngs like her name and age.
After a bunch of tests for other stuff, they have finally figured out
that she has encephalitis. And that the infection has attacked her
mitral valv (she was born with a mitral valve defect) and it is about
shot now. Plus she has had a stroke, probably because of a blood clot
from the heart problem. The Duke pediatric surgery team is now
waiting for the infection to be beat down so they can fix her heart,
they actually have the helicopter on standby for her for when she
goes.

Any good thoughts and well wishes for the poor child and her family
are more than welcome.

NightMist
--
I'm a little teapot, short and stout
here is my handle, here is my...other...handle?
Bloody Hell!!
I'm a sugar bowl!

Hugs and prayers are on their way to your friend and her family.
ME-Judy


"NightMist" wrote in message
...

A friend of our in North Carolina has been having a run of ill luck.
3 pets died over the course of 2 months, and now her 14 year old
god-daughter is very ill.
The girl has had a fever since May. The local doctor kept sending her
home with antibiotics and instructions to take tylenol. Finally last
month he started runnng tests.
they have finally figured out
that she has encephalitis. And that the infection has attacked her
mitral valv (she was born with a mitral valve defect) and it is about
shot now. Plus she has had a stroke, probably because of a blood clot
from the heart problem.

Prayers and hugs and many blessings to the young girl and her family.
Life is just so fragile.

Sunny

Sure they have insurance.
That is why they could not see a doctor other than their primary care
physician without a referral. Though I imagine they might have been
able to dig up somebody willing to take cash, the insurance would not
have covered anything after if they had.

Now the medicals are talking about rheumatic fever, I am not sure if
that is in addition to or instead of encephalitis. And now she's got
surgeons making pitches to be the ones to repair her heart. Duke is
actually suggesting she agree to a team in Philadelphia. Apparently
they are quite good.

Her condition is listed as stable. That is a good thing, I think.

NightMist

On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:36:25 -0500, "teleflora"
wrote:

May, MAY?? This kid has had a fever since May and the doctor is just now
getting concerned? What the hell? What, they don't have insurance?

The girl and her family have all my best wishes and hopes for her complete
recovery. I've saved a few special "blessings" for that doctor.

Cindy

"NightMist" wrote in message
...

A friend of our in North Carolina has been having a run of ill luck.
3 pets died over the course of 2 months, and now her 14 year old
god-daughter is very ill.
The girl has had a fever since May. The local doctor kept sending her
home with antibiotics and instructions to take tylenol. Finally last
month he started runnng tests. The girl's mother was getting very
aggressive about demanding a referral to a different doctor.
Then last week the child quite suddenly was having difficulty staying
stood up, and kept forgetting thngs like her name and age.
After a bunch of tests for other stuff, they have finally figured out
that she has encephalitis. And that the infection has attacked her
mitral valv (she was born with a mitral valve defect) and it is about
shot now. Plus she has had a stroke, probably because of a blood clot
from the heart problem. The Duke pediatric surgery team is now
waiting for the infection to be beat down so they can fix her heart,
they actually have the helicopter on standby for her for when she
goes.

Any good thoughts and well wishes for the poor child and her family
are more than welcome.

NightMist
--
I'm a little teapot, short and stout
here is my handle, here is my...other...handle?
Bloody Hell!!
I'm a sugar bowl!



--
I'm a little teapot, short and stout
here is my handle, here is my...other...handle?
Bloody Hell!!
I'm a sugar bowl!

Sending prayers and good thoughts from Virginia. Hugs
for the family, too. PAT in VA/USA

NightMist wrote:

......cut........
Now the medicals are talking about rheumatic fever, I am not sure if
that is in addition to or instead of encephalitis. And now she's got
surgeons making pitches to be the ones to repair her heart. Duke is
actually suggesting she agree to a team in Philadelphia. Apparently
they are quite good.

Her condition is listed as stable. That is a good thing, I think.

On Aug 23, 1:34 pm, (NightMist) wrote:
A friend of our in North Carolina has been having a run of ill luck.
3 pets died over the course of 2 months, and now her 14 year old
god-daughter is very ill.
The girl has had a fever since May. The local doctor kept sending her
home with antibiotics and instructions to take tylenol. Finally last
month he started runnng tests. The girl's mother was getting very
aggressive about demanding a referral to a different doctor.
Then last week the child quite suddenly was having difficulty staying
stood up, and kept forgetting thngs like her name and age.
After a bunch of tests for other stuff, they have finally figured out
that she has encephalitis. And that the infection has attacked her
mitral valv (she was born with a mitral valve defect) and it is about
shot now. Plus she has had a stroke, probably because of a blood clot
from the heart problem. The Duke pediatric surgery team is now
waiting for the infection to be beat down so they can fix her heart,
they actually have the helicopter on standby for her for when she
goes.

Any good thoughts and well wishes for the poor child and her family
are more than welcome.

NightMist
--
I'm a little teapot, short and stout
here is my handle, here is my...other...handle?
Bloody Hell!!
I'm a sugar bowl!

Wow! Not too unbelievable! I believe that is why they call Doctors
practitioners (sp?).
I send positive thoughts and prayers to the child and her family.

Launie, in Oregon